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process

[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




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A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.


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Related: ‘Selling will be a very difficult process’: My mom, 93, owns a timeshare in Florida.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

His 'trust the process' motto adhered to by many.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

"You can't understand what 'substantive due process' protects your rights and liberties unless you also think about what rights and liberties should be protected. They necessarily go together."

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

Gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton shared on Instagram that she’s ‘staying very positive’ during the ‘long and slow process’ of recovering from pneumonia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

The head, if rather narrow, is distinct, and beneath the prothorax is a characteristic sclerite known as the 'anchor process' or 'breast bone.'

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)




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